§ 72. Mr. Wingfield Digbyasked the Minister of Defence whether he will give an undertaking that the financing of Polaris submarines will not result in the cancellation of the next aircraft carrier programme, in view of the fact that no 136W aircraft carrier in the fleet has a post-war hull.
§ Mr. ThorneycroftWhatever decision is taken on the carrier programme will be taken upon its merits and not related to what any one Service is spending in some other rôle.